Mikeler...this guy is obviously hell bent on disproving your string reviews, when ALL THE REST OF US understand what you are doing and find it all very helpful. I am not sure why he just doesn't let it rest...he made his point? If I were you, I would just ignore his points from here on out since he isn't saying anything new. Don't get involved in a pointless argument that just goes around and around.

That is the nature of poly strings. Shanks will snap them. No more full poly beds for me...for now.

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Me neither. It's all personal preference, but for ME, it's not worth the tradeoff. The little bit of extra spin I get isn't worth it. I much prefer the feel and touch I get with a soft multi or gut main. After my racquet with full B5E snapped, I picked up my nat gut/copoly racquet and it was like "why did I ever leave you? "

For me, poly's work well as a cross with a nat gut or multi main. Gives a little extra spin and tames the power of the soft mains. That's all I will use them for from now on.

All you have to be clear on your methodology because then people who aren't familiar with the strings you're talking about can take your comments with a large pinch of salt. Posting a review of a string after a hour or two's play is meaningless since nobody restrings their racquets after 2 hours of play. If you start a poly thread, remember that you're playing with big boys now, not a load of 3.5 multi users who don't know better.

What is the basic difference between Technifibre Multifeel and X1 Biphase? Is the quality the same?

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I haven't tried X-1, but from what I've read it's more powerful than Multifeel, which I use often. X-1 is a true multi, where Multifeel has a central core that comprises 20% of its makeup. The filaments in X-1 are better quality. But Multifeel is an excellent string and has a great price.

I'm sorry my experiences did not match yours exactly. You are right and I am wrong. I apologize to the thousands or maybe millions I've duped into buying awful strings. I'll confess at church tomorrow for my sins.

You REALLY are slow on the update. The flaws with the polling methodology on Joe's has been answered time and time again on this forum. Just for your benefit - since you obviously have trouble reading and understanding the difference between good and bad testing methodology - they send out an email with a poll of 5 different string under different categories. Some idiot who has only played 1 or 2 of those strings, votes for the 1 or 2 even though they haven't played with the other 3 or 4. Joe's polling favors whatever string is most common or well known, not necessarily what offers the best performance.

ANYONE who has played with X1 knows that it turns into a trampolining catapult after a couple of hours. Its crisp, its soft, but it becomes far too elastic and too powerful too quickly. ANYONE who hits hard, has alot of racquet head speed, or hits through the court will not favor that string. It's a string for players who can't generate their own power, have short or compact stroke, or low swing speeds. Those are typically lower level players or older players.

First off, this may be a very short thread since I've not played with polys at all the last 18 months. I strung up a full bed today of PolyStar Energy (PE) 17 at 50 pounds and a hybrid of Weiss Cannon Black 5 Edge (B5E) 17 at 50 pounds with Mantis Comfort Synthetic (MCS) 16 at 55 pounds.

Stringing the PE was not too bad on the mains. Knots are harder on polys, I forgot about that! The crosses were tough because the string is so slippery. The B5E mains were a breeze and MCS is the easiest string for me to work with, so the 2nd racket probably took half the time of the first.

I bounced some balls off both setups and compared them to my 3rd racket with the multifilament Babolat Addiction at 60 pounds. The PE felt the softest, followed by the B5E hybrid and then the Addiction. We'll see how they perform in battle. I plan on playing a set tomorrow with each poly setup.

All strings were put in my Babolat Pure Storm Tour Plus (non GT) with a leather grip and two strips 3 inches long of 1/4 lead tape at 10 and 2. I play with heavy spin on most shots at a 4.5 level and 95% of my matches are on Har-Tru. I string on a Gamma X-ST lockout machine.

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You should have started a review on ProBlend, it would make poly seem soft!

This is a forum: a place for sharing opinions. Unless mikeler is demanding that you accept his observations as gospel there's no need to get p-r-i-c-k-l-y over the subject. If you're going to dissent you should at least be cordial about it, not to mention add some substance to your argument. I do not find "he is wrong" to be evidence in and of itself.

What were u using before that again? So u are using the Prestige Mid?
Ever try the PB10 Mid? Gets an awful lot of praise around here.

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Yeah Prestige Mid. I considered the Black Ace as well, but I like combo of a little lower swingweight and higher static weight. I blame Bad Call for this switch because I always loved hitting with his prestige. lol.

Yeah Prestige Mid. I considered the Black Ace as well, but I like combo of a little lower swingweight and higher static weight. I blame Bad Call for this switch because I always loved hitting with his prestige. lol.

FWIW - one hitting partner who uses a Pure Drive also snaps poly at the grommet when catching one of my bomb serves near the top part of the hoop. could be that certain frames are more susceptible to this.

Yeah Prestige Mid. I considered the Black Ace as well, but I like combo of a little lower swingweight and higher static weight. I blame Bad Call for this switch because I always loved hitting with his prestige. lol.

This is a forum: a place for sharing opinions. Unless mikeler is demanding that you accept his observations as gospel there's no need to get p-r-i-c-k-l-y over the subject. If you're going to dissent you should at least be cordial about it, not to mention add some substance to your argument. I do not find "he is wrong" to be evidence in and of itself.

this one enjoyed reading Bart's posts in the now defunct section (unlike others that posted verbose fiction and tried to passed it on as factual only to be disputed by another who had actual experience).

All you have to be clear on your methodology because then people who aren't familiar with the strings you're talking about can take your comments with a large pinch of salt. Posting a review of a string after a hour or two's play is meaningless since nobody restrings their racquets after 2 hours of play. If you start a poly thread, remember that you're playing with big boys now, not a load of 3.5 multi users who don't know better.

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You have no idea how hard I just facepalmed myself. Djokovic and the Bryans used X-1 Biphase before going to their current hybrids. I would say they're pretty big boys.

Doesn't bother whether I like it or not. Some of your comments I agree with, others are just wildly unrepresentative of the string which you claim to have reviewed properly. I'm more concerned about the people who rush out to buy string X or string Y based on your 1 hour reviews and then find out that its nothing like your review.

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No take that back, this one almost broke my nose when I facepalmed. If you're too stupid to realize that someone is reviewing a string, likely strung at a tension you don't use, a racquet you've never played with, playing a style that you don't and possibly play on an entirely different surface, AND you go rushing to the store to get the string they tout as great....a fool and his money are easily parted. Your concern is noted, but it's quite frankly, stupid.

How are people on this forum so stupid? If anything, this thread will be a priceless tool for those who have arm problems. mikeler doesn't play with poly because he needs a soft string. Finding a super playing poly setup that doesn't hurt would be wonderful for people with TE and shoulder issues. Stop complaining that he doesn't know enough about polys: that's exactly why this thread is great. It's 100% objective.